With a maximum of, what, 7 lines, Entertainment Weekly’s television reviewer never fails to get a chuckle out of me. Oh sure, sometimes he’s a bit strained and sometimes it seems he didn’t even watch the show he’s reviewing (like his review of Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald: Shouldn’t you know by now? or Saving Jessica Lynch: She doesn’t remember anything, so don’t be surprised if break-dancing robots show up in the third act.) but credit must be given to the first guy to call the big guy from Survivor Dread Pirate Hagrid.
Or am I the only one who reads each and every mini-blurb he writes?
I have to stop myself from going to that section immediately upon opening the magazine.
I have such a crush on him.
You are NOT the only person who reads each and every blurb he writes. That is my favorite section of EW, by far.
They need to give that man a column of his own. Let him replace that God-awful Jim Mullen’s Hot Sheet.
Count me in on the Dalton love, too. I probably watch about 1% of the shows he talks about, but I love reading his opinions on the shows!
This and the weekly quotes are my favorite parts of EW.
Slight hijack - I was disappointed in this year’s photo issue, in that they completely left out the usual tribute to the illustrators. They have some of the best characatures I’ve ever seen, and they used to review them along with the photographers. Bummer.
I loves me some Dalton!
I love how a theme will show up in several reviews through-out the week. Favorite from a couple of weeks ago…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Dragon in title, not in movie
Sleeping Beauty - Dragon not in title, but in movie
And there was another dragon reference later on.
Or
Joan of Arcadia - God asks Noah, er… Joan to build a boat.
Cold Case - Only God knows who killed a church organist back in 1990. Maybe He could offer a hint or two to Lilly Rush, who reopens the case. If He’s not too busy asking Joan to build a boat.
President Kennedy Has Been Shot
What, again?
From a couple months ago:
The Green Mile–Tom Hanks has trouble urinating